Fantasy Football 2015: 10-Round Mock Draft, Team Names and More

Before the NFL season, I'll be bringing you some mock drafts where I break down how I would draft from each position. I've already drafted from the No. 5 position. Here, I'm going to break down my strategy for selecting from the No. 10 position in a 10-team league.

So let's get to it! 

Mock Draft

Pick	Position	Player	Team
1	RB	Marshawn Lynch	Seattle Seahawks
2	RB	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings
3	RB	Eddie Lacy	Green Bay Packers
4	RB	Jamaal Charles	Kansas City Chiefs
5	RB	DeMarco Murray	Philadelphia Eagles
6	RB	Le'Veon Bell	Pittsburgh Steelers
7	RB	Matt Forte	Chicago Bears
8	RB	LeSean McCoy	Buffalo Bills
9	WR	Antonio Brown	Pittsburgh Steelers
10	WR	Demaryius Thomas	Denver Broncos
Round 2
11	TE	Rob Gronkowski	New England Patriots
12	QB	Andrew Luck	Indianapolis Colts
13	QB	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers
14	WR	Dez Bryant	Dallas Cowboys
15	WR	Jordy Nelson	Green Bay Packers
16	RB	C.J. Anderson	Denver Broncos
17	WR	Odell Beckham Jr.	New York Giants
18	WR	Julio Jones	Atlanta Falcons
19	WR	A.J. Green	Cincinnati Bengals
20	WR	Calvin Johnson	Detroit Lions
Round 3
21	RB	Jeremy Hill	Cincinnati Bengals
22	RB	Alfred Morris	Washington
23	RB	Carlos Hyde	San Francisco 49ers
24	RB	Lamar Miller	Miami Dolphins
25	WR	Alshon Jeffery	Chicago Bears
26	WR	Randall Cobb	Green Bay Packers
27	WR	Mike Evans	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
28	WR	T.Y. Hilton	Indianapolis Colts
29	QB	Russell Wilson	Seattle Seahawks
30	RB	Mark Ingram	New Orleans Saints
Round 4
31	RB	Melvin Gordon	San Diego Chargers
32	RB	Joique Bell	Detroit Lions
33	TE	Jimmy Graham	Seattle Seahawks
34	QB	Peyton Manning	Denver Broncos
35	WR	Emmanuel Sanders	Denver Broncos
36	WR	DeAndre Hopkins	Houston Texans
37	RB	Frank Gore	Indianapolis Colts
38	RB	Andre Ellington	Arizona Cardinals
39	QB	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers
40	TE	Greg Olsen	Carolina Panthers
Round 5
41	WR	DeSean Jackson	Washington
42	WR	Jeremy Maclin	Kansas City Chiefs
43	QB	Cam Newton	Carolina Panthers
44	RB	Justin Forsett	Baltimore Ravens
45	RB	Jonathan Stewart	Carolina Panthers
46	RB	Giovani Bernard	Cincinnati Bengals
47	WR	Golden Tate	Detroit Lions
48	QB	Matt Ryan	Atlanta Falcons
49	WR	Brandin Cooks	New Orleans Saints
50	WR	Jordan Matthews	Philadelphia Eagles
Round 6
51	WR	Sammy Watkins	Buffalo Bills
52	WR	Brandon Marshall	New York Jets
53	WR	Mike Wallace	Minnesota Vikings
54	WR	Keenan Allen	San Diego Chargers
55	TE	Martellus Bennett	Chicago Bears
56	TE	Travis Kelce	Kansas City Chiefs
57	TE	Julius Thomas	Jacksonville Jaguars
58	QB	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints
59	RB	Todd Gurley	St. Louis Rams
60	RB	T.J. Yeldon	Jacksonville Jaguars
Round 7
61	WR	Vincent Jackson	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
62	WR	Jarvis Landry	Miami Dolphins
63	WR	Brandon LaFell	New England Patriots
64	WR	Julian Edelman	New England Patriots
65	WR	Amari Cooper	Oakland Raiders
66	TE	Zach Ertz	Philadelphia Eagles
67	RB	Joseph Randle	Dallas Cowboys
68	WR	Victor Cruz	New York Giants
69	WR	Steve Smith	Baltimore Ravens
70	WR	Torrey Smith	San Francisco 49ers
Round 8
71	WR	Andre Johnson	Indianapolis Colts
72	WR	Martavis Bryant	Pittsburgh Steelers
73	TE	Jason Witten	Dallas Cowboys
74	RB	Latavius Murray	Oakland Raiders
75	RB	C.J. Spiller	New Orleans Saints
76	QB	Matt Stafford	Detroit Lions
77	TE	Dwayne Allen	Indianapolis Colts
78	WR	Nelson Agholor	Philadelphia Eagles
79	RB	Tevin Coleman	Atlanta Falcons
80	RB	Rashad Jennings	New York Giants
Round 9
81	TE	Jordan Cameron	Miami Dolphins
82	TE	Delanie Walker	Tennessee Titans
83	RB	Chris Ivory	New York Jets
84	QB	Tony Romo	Dallas Cowboys
85	WR	Michael Floyd	Arizona Cardinals
86	WR	Roddy White	Atlanta Falcons
87	WR	Anquan Boldin	San Francisco 49ers
88	TE	Owen Daniels	Denver Broncos
89	TE	Coby Fleener	Indianapolis Colts
90	QB	Ryan Tannehill	Miami Dolphins
Round 10
91	WR	Eric Decker	New York Jets
92	WR	Allen Robinson	Jacksonville Jaguards
93	RB	LeGarrette Blount	New England Patriots
94	RB	Alfred Blue	Houston Texans
95	RB	Ryan Mathews	Philadelphia Eagles
96	RB	Isaiah Crowell	Cleveland Browns
97	QB	Eli Manning	New York Giants
98	RB	Ameer Abdullah	Detroit Lions
99	WR	Breshad Perriman	Baltimore Ravens
100	D/ST	N/A	Seattle Seahawks

Mock Draft Walkthrough

In this article, I want to do a walkthrough of how I would approach the draft if I ended up with the 10th overall pick in a 10-team draft, which means I would have the 10th, 11th, 30th, 31st, 50th, 51st, 70th, 71st, 90th and 91st picks to choose from. 

I'll assume, for the sake of this draft, that the board plays out in the order I have outlined above. That means, however, that I may stray from my own big board if I need to fill a certain position or want to try out a strategy. 

So, let's get it going.

At No. 10, I'm going to miss out on the elite crop of running backs, so I have a huge decision to make. Do I ensure I can get at least one elite wideout or quarterback, or do I reach for a running back?

I don't like reaching in the first round. I want a safe option. I also think I can nab a good quarterback in the third or fourth round. So I'm playing it safe and going with a wideout I know will post huge numbers, Demaryius Thomas. 

Of course, if Antonio Brown is somehow available, he's my pick.

The No. 11 pick is another really interesting conundrum. On my board, I have Rob Gronkowski as the pick, and I love Gronk simply because he gives you wide receiver production at a weak position, tight end. But on draft day, I know I would be tempted to either select Aaron Rodgers or Andrew Luck (at this point, I'm through the looking glass on running backs and willing to wait). 

Frankly, I think the benefit of having Gronk over the next tier of tight ends is greater than the benefit of having Rodgers or Luck over the next tier of quarterbacks, so I'm going to pray he stays healthy and select the star tight end. 

Now, no matter how the board shakes out, I know I probably need to add two running backs with my next two picks and at the very least must add one. Mark Ingram and Melvin Gordon are sitting on my board, so while I might consider nabbing Peyton Manning here, I'm going to address running back before I completely miss out on the viable options. 

Yes, drafting a rookie in the fourth round makes me somewhat nervous, but Gordon is an explosive athlete on a good offense and should be considered the front-runner to win Rookie of the Year. So I don't mind the gamble.

At Nos. 50 and 51, I could go with two more wideouts per my board, Jordan Matthews and Sammy Watkins. But a little further down my board, I see Drew Brees lurking. Given that I don't have a quarterback yet, I'll jump at the chance to take Brees at this point for a pretty solid value. So that's an easy choice.

But I'd love to add another wideout here too. The question is, Matthews or Watkins? 

I like Sam Bradford more than whoever ends up playing quarterback in Buffalo, so I'm going with Matthews.

At this point, I have my starters selected, so I'm going to start drafting for depth and trying to add solid players for the flex. Atop my board is wideout Torrey Smith, which makes him my first pick. I want to add another running back here, however, so I'm going to nab the top back on my board, Latavius Murray, to ensure I have options at the position. 

Going into the ninth and 10th rounds, I'm looking to add solid depth. I don't need to add another quarterback here because Brees is so solid, but with Gronk's injury history, I'm seriously considering adding another tight end, namely Coby Fleener. 

But ultimately, I'd rather ensure I had nice options at RB4 and WR4 for my team, so I'm going to go with the top option on the board at both positions. Eric Decker and LeGarrette Blount, come on down.  

Team Name Suggestions

• Amari 2600 
• Gurley Talk
• Gotta Go To Odell's
• All About the Kelvin Benjamins
• Too Many Brandin Cooks
• MegaErtz
• Not One Mariota (That's how much Chip Kelly will pretend he cared about not being able to draft him.)

As always, share your favorite team names in the comments.